Next time you’re in a city and the train goes whizzing by, listen closely: there are sounds and rhythms in its movements that, when teased out, can create worlds of symphonic pleasure and technological resonance.
I kind of don’t know what I’m talking about.
Emperor X might though. He’s a connoisseur of public transportation, and the wonders of its mechanical lifestyle works its way into his music as fluidly as the subway glides through its subterranean tunnels. Which is to say, if you live in New York City, there are spurts and blips and stops and jarring starts that coalesce into something partially spontaneous, and oddly harmonious.
Emperor X is Chad Matheny. He joins The Hoot! in studio to play some live songs, guest DJ some music and chat about things. Joining Chad are bandmates Tyler Bussey and Joel Shaughnessy.
More info on Emperor X here. He would love if you followed him on Twitter.
Set List:
The Magnetic Media Storage Practices of Rural Pakistan
Allahu Akbar
Compressor Repair
Untitled #3
A Violent Translation of the Concordia Headscarp
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Closing song: Hallelujah
Guest DJ picks:
Charly Garcia - No Soy Un Extraño
Dust From 1000 Years – Sandia Mtn.
Swirlies – His Life of Academic Freedom
Liam the Younger – Ode to Then
The Roots feat. Joanna Newsom – Right On
And come back in a few weeks for when we post the GPS coordinates to the buried cache of this show…which includes a super special Easter egg performance NOT included in the radio show (but was maybekindasorta aired live so if you caught it – good for you! If you missed it…too bad!). More on the cache project here.
